REGINA -- There's no maybe about it — Carly Rae Jepsen has stepped into the upper echelon of the Canadian music scene.

The 27-year-old songstress was the big winner at the 2013 Juno Awards in Regina, heading home with three trophies. Call Me Maybe, Jepsen's international hit, was named single of the year while Kiss was tabbed as both album of the year and pop album of the year.

Winning three Junos almost left Jepsen speechless."This is truly a dream come true for me, if I could only explain how I feel," Jepsen said.

The 27-year-old Jepsen, who finished topped the charts in 19 countries with Call Me Maybe, including the Canadian Hot 100 and the Billboard chart in the United States.

Jepsen thanked many in her first speech but got the biggest reaction from the crowd when she mentioned Justin Bieber.Although Bieber wasn't in attendance — he's currently touring in Europe — he did win the Fan Choice Award for the third straight year.

Canadian legend k.d. lang was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and she had a strong message for the sold out crowd of 7,976.

"I think that me standing here receiving this award says more about Canada than me," said lang. "Only in Canada could a freak like k.d. lang succeed. Only in Canada could Stompin' Tom Connors and Rita McNeil succeed.

"I'm here to tell you it's OK to be you. It's OK to let your freak flag fly and embrace the quirkmeister that is in all of us."Marianas Trench claimed the group of the year, marking the first Juno Award for Josh Ramsay, Matt Webb, Mike Ayley and Ian Casselman.

Monster Truck, comprised of Jon Harvey, Jeremy Widerman, Brandon Bliss and Steve Kiely, was named breakthrough artist of the year. In this day of social media, it only seemed fitting that Widerman read the band's acceptance speech off his smartphone.

Perhaps it was a good thing that Widerman's acceptance speech was prewritten because when he chatted with the media later, his initial reaction wouldn't have pleased the television censors.

The first award of the evening went to the legendary Leonard Cohen for songwriter of the year. The 78-year-old Cohen, who was not in attendance, was honoured for Going Home and Show Me The Place, which were both co-written with Patrick Leonard, and Amen. The songs are from Cohen's current album Old Ideas.

It was the second Juno Award of the weekend for Cohen who was named artist of the year at Saturday night's award gala. Cohen will be in Regina on April 28 when his Old Ideas world tour comes to the Brandt Centre.

Accepting the award on Cohen's behalf was his son Adam, who presented the award with Dean Brody and JD Era."My father has a deep, deep fondness for the love that Canadians have always expressed for him," said Adam Cohen. "He refers to it as the unique and beating heart of his career.".

Serena Ryder had the first performance of the broadcast and got the crowd going early with a rowdy rendition of Stompa with Saskatoon's Sheepdogs taking to the stage for Feeling Good.

Ryder added to her collection of Junos when she grabbed the award for adult alternative album of the year for Harmony. Ryder previously won for video of the year (2010), adult alternative album of the year (2009) and best new artist of the year (2008).

Heading into the evening Ryder admitted she had an idea of which category she might win.

"I knew there was no f---ing way I would win for the single of the year," said Ryder. "If the biggest single in the world doesn't win . . . well. I was really stoked for (Jepsen). For album, I really wanted to (win). I was so, so happy to win. I really wanted to."

Other multiple winners were Metric, with three, and The Weeknd, with two.

The host of the broadcast was Michael Buble and his self-deprecating sense of humour helped the evening move along smoothly. In the opening vignettes, Gerard Butler, Dr. Phil, Kelly Ripa and Russell Peters expressed concerns about Buble's hosting ability but the reality is the crooner is a huge name in the entertainment world and was a popular choice as show host.

Also performing during the broadcast was the Tenors, Marianas Trench, Buble, Billy Talent (with Ryder), Hannah Georgas and Metric with the final performance saved for lang who decided to Sing It Loud.

Songwriter of the YearLeonard Cohen

Breakthrough group of the yearMonster Truck

Group of the yearMarianas Trench

Single of the yearCall Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen

Juno Fan Choice AwardJustin Bieber

Adult alternative album of the yearHarmony, Serena Ryder

Album of the yearKiss, Carly Rae Jepsen

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